KreoActiv Digestion ActivLab Pharma is food for special medical purposes in the form of gastro-resistant capsules. The preparation is intended for the dietary management of digestive disorders in the course of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in children and adults, which is associated with the following diseases:
- cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis),
- chronic pancreatitis,
- condition after removal of the pancreas (pancreatectomy),
- condition following removal of the stomach (gastrectomy),
- pancreatic cancer,
- post-gastrointestinal anastomosis, e.g. gastroenterostomy
- narrowing of the pancreatic or common bile duct, e.g. due to cancer),
- Shwachman-Diamond syndrome,
- condition following an attack of acute pancreatitis and initiation of enteral or oral nutrition.
The product contains pancreatin, which is a mixture of animal enzymes obtained from pork pancreas with lipase, amylase and protease activity. After the capsule is dissolved, enzymes with lipolytic, amylolytic and proteolytic properties are released in the small intestine, enabling the digestion of fats, starch and proteins.